{"id":120835,"date":"2025-09-03T14:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/schools-closed-businesses-paralyzed-in-mandera-as-jubaland-forces-increase-senator-roba\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T14:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:06:00","slug":"schools-closed-businesses-paralyzed-in-mandera-as-jubaland-forces-increase-senator-roba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/schools-closed-businesses-paralyzed-in-mandera-as-jubaland-forces-increase-senator-roba\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools closed, businesses paralyzed in Mandera as Jubaland forces increase: Senator Roba"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 3 \u2013 Mandera Senator Ali Roba has sounded the alarm over the alleged presence of Jubaland forces inside Mandera town, warning that the situation poses a direct threat to Kenya\u2019s sovereignty and the safety of its citizens.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement Wednesday, Roba described the situation in Mandera as \u201calarming,\u201d claiming that schools had been shut down, businesses paralyzed, and families displaced as Jubaland and Somalia\u2019s federal forces build up weapons and prepare for confrontation.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cJubaland forces are now inside Mandera town, literally taking over our community. This is a humiliation of our sovereignty,\u201d Roba said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe absurdity of a regional state government fighting its federal government is akin to Mandera County Government declaring war against the Republic of Kenya, yet we are now hosting these foreign forces on our soil.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roba cautioned that Kenya\u2019s national interest lies in strengthening its ties with Somalia\u2019s federal government, not in \u201cprotecting a rogue state government.\u201d<\/p>\n

He accused the government of recklessness and betrayal for allegedly allowing Jubaland troops to operate within Mandera.<\/p>\n

\u201cAllowing Jubaland troops to operate in Mandera, putting Kenyan lives and property at mortal risk, is shameful and reckless. Foreign conflicts must be fought on foreign soil, not on the streets of Mandera,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The senator warned that the government would bear full responsibility for any casualties or destruction arising from the conflict.<\/p>\n

He further hinted at possible self-mobilization by local leaders and residents if the state failed to act swiftly.<\/p>\n

If the government fails to act immediately and decisively to remove Jubaland forces from Mandera County, we will be forced to mobilize ourselves to defend our people\u2014 an outcome that will endanger peace and cause grave international embarrassment for Kenya,\u201d Roba warned.<\/p>\n

His remarks came just a few hours after Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen dismissed fears of Jubaland forces operating in Mandera, insisting that Kenya\u2019s security agencies remain in control and that there is \u201cno cause for alarm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Murkomen said cross-border movements are often the result of civilians fleeing conflict in Somalia and assured that no schools in Mandera are occupied by foreign troops.<\/p>\n

\u00a0He urged local leaders not to politicize security matters, emphasizing that all complaints are under investigation.<\/p>\n

The growing tension has triggered protests in Border Point One village, where residents claim families have been displaced and schools disrupted due to the alleged incursion.<\/p>\n

As the standoff deepens, leaders from across the political divide \u2014 including former Chief Justice David Maraga and ex-Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua \u2014 have also demanded government action, warning that continued foreign presence threatens Kenya\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 3 \u2013 Mandera Senator Ali Roba has sounded the alarm over the alleged presence of Jubaland forces inside Mandera town, warning that the situation poses a direct threat to Kenya\u2019s sovereignty and the safety of its citizens. In a statement Wednesday, Roba described the situation in Mandera as \u201calarming,\u201d claiming that schools […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120835\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}